Much of the Honduran military coup government propaganda dutifully being regurgitated by the U.S. press right now focuses on the willingness of the Honduran coup government to hold an election earlier that the already-scheduled November election. This will be an election pitting two right-wing pro-coup candidates against each other, will not represent the people, and will not change the fact of the coup. Any government that follows Micheletti's military coup or participates in their election will be a coup government.

Keep in mind, Zelaya was a lame duck. Why was the Honduran power elite so afraid of a non-binding resolution asking Hondurans if they'd like to have a vote in November along with the regular election to see if they'd like to convene an assembly to discuss the constitution, a fundamentally anti-democratic constitution that prevents participation in the political process (e.g., prohibits independent political candidates, among many other flaws--I'm not getting into the more fundamental flaws of representational democracy here, but consider them noted)?